Re: birding-aus Cairns Cassowaries

["M. Scott O'Keeffe" <>]

 wrote:
> 
> Read a report in the paper last week about the decline of Cassowaries in
> Cairns. Apparently down from a few dozen to only a couple of individuals in
> just a very few short years. Does anyone now the real story here? What is
> the cause of the decline? More clearing? Road kills? Do dogs and cats get
> the young?
> 
> Sean Pywell.
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I understand that pig-dogs take many, pig-hunting with dogs being quite
popular in North Queensland.
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M. Scott O'Keeffe
Centre for Conservation Biology
University of Queensland


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